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In reply to the discussion: John Dean article explains Trump voters. REALLY! [View all]not fooled
(5,992 posts)The GOPee realized 20 years ago that Hillary was likely to run for president one day, and so set out to poison the well against her with years of phony, blown-up scandals. A cowed media played along by giving this garbage air time.
The result was that for the average 'Murican, years of hearing about Hillary's supposed wrongdoing worked to create a negative perception of her. I've spoken to many voters before and after the election who disliked her, but when I asked why, could only respond with vague negative statements and generalized dislike of her.
This whole sorry episode just shows that if you repeat something long enough and often enough, a lot of people will be persuaded that there's truth there. Most people are highly susceptible to propaganda and don't have or exercise their critical thinking skills to understand that they're being fed a lie.